FARMVILLE, Va. – Junior Antonio Bustamante finally broke through for the William & Mary men's soccer team in the 98th minute to propel the Tribe to a 1-0 overtime victory at in-state foe Longwood on Wednesday. Bustamante scored in his third-straight game for the Green and Gold, cashing in W&M's 21st shot of the contest. The Tribe (4-2-2) also posted its second-straight shutout against a Big South opponent.
 
Senior William Eskay broke free in the midfield and raced down the middle of the pitch into the attacking third. He fed into the penalty area for Bustamante, who beat Longwood (0-5-1) goalkeeper Lance Da Silva with a low shot to the near post from 10 yards out.
 
The Tribe controlled the contest from the outset, but had difficulty finding the back of the next. W&M outshot the Lancers, 11-1, in the opening half, and 20-2 in regulation. The Tribe nearly found the game's first goal midway through the first half. In the 21st minute, Eskay laid off a pass to a rushing junior Ryder Bell into the left side of the 18-yard box. His shot from 15 yards out beat the Longwood goalkeeper to the near post, but clanged off the woodwork.
 
W&M nearly capitalized with pressure in the 44th minute. The Tribe forced a turnover and quickly countered with Bustamante leading sophomore Julian Ngoh on a break chance. Da Silva came off his line to cut off the angle and blocked Ngoh's chance wide. The Longwood goalkeeper made another huge save in the 64th minute, denying a Bustamante shot from 20 yards out with a diving stop to his left.
 
W&M Starters – 26 Breno (GK), 4 Frost, 5 Golan, 10 A. Bustamante, 11 Bell, 12 Berry, 13 Shane, 14 Eskay, 16 H. Bustamante, 21 Trott, 23 Spain
 
Longwood Starters – 0 Da Silva (GK), 2 Speed, 5 Pajunurm, 6 Devitt, 7 Maalouf, 8 Hanratty, 10 Campos, 14 Poelker, 16 O'Donovan, 20 Waite, 21 Fisher
 
Scoring Summary
98' – Antonio Bustamante (William Eskay)
 
Inside the Numbers
- The Tribe controlled possession and held a commanding 11-1 advantage in shots, placing two of those attempts on goal, in the first half. For the game, the Tribe outshot Longwood, 21-2, and scored on the only shot in overtime.
- Bustamante and Bell led W&M with five shots apiece.
- W&M tallied 10 corner kicks compared to just two for Longwood. The Tribe had five corners in each of half, while the Lancers tallied one in the first half and one in overtime.
- Senior goalkeeper Phil Breno made one save to post his fourth shutout of the season, all over the last six games.
 
Notes
For the second time in as many matches at Longwood, the Tribe posted an overtime goal in downing the Lancers … In 2015, Eskay followed up his own shot in the 103rd minute to give W&M a 3-2 victory, before he set up the game-winner on Wednesday night … The assist was the 17th of Eskay's career and his third this season, which ranks second in the CAA … Bustamante scored a goal in his third-straight game and also in his third-straight contest against Longwood … It was his 18th career goal and his fourth career game-winner … He leads the CAA in points (7) and is tied for the conference's top spot in goals (3) … Breno tallied his second-straight clean sheet, 11th with W&M and 13th of his collegiate career.
 
Up Next
The Tribe returns home to host No. 18 UNCW on Saturday, Sept. 23, at 7 p.m. The contest will mark the Green and Gold's annual Crapolfest. The contest will be streamed on Tribe Athletics TV via Stretch Internet. For the live video and stat links, visit TribeAthletics.com.